Most workers in America are employees and not independent contractors for federal wage and hour purposes, according to recently issued interpretive guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). This guidance is a clear warning signal to employers that the DOL will be cracking down on employers who misclassify employees as independent contractors.
 
The new DOL guidance reaffirms that worker misclassification is an issue that’s here to stay. The DOL, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and other government regulators, including state agencies, are stepping up their enforcement efforts against companies they believe are improperly classifying workers as ...